The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

No, Princes Charming," Duncan cheerfully corrected. "'Prince' is the noun; that's what gets pluralized. 'Charming' is an adjective; you can't add an S to it like that.

I'm Liam of Erinthia. I'm here to rescue you ... And You are not Cinderella. You are a tree branch wrapped in a sheet

Duncan, what are you?" "Human!" Duncan cried, trembling with excitement. "More specific," Liam said, still dramatically. "A five-foot-two human!" "I'm going for hero here," Liam hinted under his breath.

Can you believe the man rhymed 'Rumplestiltskin' with 'crumpled napkins'?

Duncan,we're still in prison," Frederic said dryly. "You're not going to see anything except this cell. Which has spiders, by the way. Have you noticed the spiders?" "Indeed I have: Carmen, Zippy, and Dr. T," Duncan said.

On still another road, a green-haired man wobbled by on peppermint-stick stilts; a fiery-plumed bird of paradise perched on his shoulder. But he's not in this story, so don't pay any attention to him.

He was curious to know more about her. So he did something extremely rare. He sent her a note. Even more shocking, he suggested they meet. In person. Two people from different kingdoms - who are engaged to be married. Crazy, I know.

Once you've been squashed by a giant, a troll doesn't even seem nearly as heavy.

Frederic had imagined this moment - him running to Ella with open arms, calling her name - but being as winded as he was, doubled over with his hands on his knees, all he could do was nod in her general direction.

Get him now?" Duncan asked. He looked at the sword in his hand. Unsure of what he should do, he tossed the weapon at the giant. The sword flipped through the air a couple of times and landed softly on the grass only a few feet away. "That was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen," said Gustav. Duncan stepped forward to retrieve his sword, tripped over his belt, hit his head on a rock, and knocked himself out cold. "I spoke to soon," said Gustav. "That was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen.

Please tell me he's not skipping.

Someone's having a pity party and didn't invite the rest of us.

Wild card, got it," Duncan said. "Just like in Crazy Eights. I can be a diamond; I can be a spade. Whatever you need me to be, I'm that thing. That is so me.

Look,” Liam said, “sometimes being a hero isn’t about getting the glory. It’s about doing what needs to be done.

You're a way-getter-inner, I can tell.

Look, sometimes being a hero isn't about getting the glory. It's about doing what needs to be done" -Liam

(during which Gustav was so overwhelmed by emotion that he actually gave Frederic a pat on the back),

He opened the door and entered the Stumpy Boarhound. Which you knew he would do. Because you read the prologue.

that,” Liam said, “it’ll be a lot to live up to.” Frederic smiled. “So let’s live up to it.

Oh, by the way, you’re going to have to turn over some of your land to the trolls.”)

Hey! Someone in the crowd is carrying a ‘Duncan the Daring’ sign!” Duncan shouted. “Oh, it’s Frank,” he added, less enthusiastically.

Gustav,” he said, “I’m proud of you. You can relax now.